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  • Serves: 6 Servings

Gratin of Leeks

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Category: Vegetables, Low Calorie, Cheese

 Ingredients List

  • 8 md Leeks; about 3 pounds,
  • -trimmed and cleaned
  • 2 c 1% milk
  • 1/2 ts Dried thyme
  • 1/4 ts Ground nutmeg
  • 4 Whole cloves
  • 1 Bay leaf
  • 1 Clove garlic; minced
  • 1/4 c All-purpose flour
  • 2 tb Dry white wine
  • 1 tb Margarine
  • 1/2 c Gruyere cheese; grated or
  • -Swiss Cheese
  • Vegetable cooking spray
  • 2 tb Parmesan cheese; grated
  • 1/8 ts Ground red pepper

 Directions

Bring 6 cups water to a boil in a Dutch oven; add leeks. Cover and cook 8
minutes or until tender; drain well, and pat leeks dry with paper towels.
Set aside.

Combine milk and next 5 ingredients in a medium saucepan. Bring to a boil
over medium heat, and cook 1 minute, stirring constantly. Remove from heat,
and let cool. Strain through a sieve into a bowl; discard solids.

Place flour in a medium saucepan. Gradually add milk mixture, stirring with
a whisk until glended. Bring to a boil; reduce heat, and simmer 2 minutes
or until margarine melts, stirring constantly. Remove from heat, and add
Gruyere cheese, stirring until cheese melts.

Arrange leeks in an 11-x7-x2-inch baking dish coated with cooking spray.
Pour milk mixture over leeks; sprinkle with Parmesan cheese and pepper.
Bake, uncovered, at 400øF for 25 minutes or until lightly browned.

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